Beverly Goebel Yanez (born Beverly June Goebel; July 19, 1988) is an American

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coach and former professional player who is currently the assistant coach of Racing Louisville FC and most recently at

NJ/NY Gotham FC NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013 ...

of the

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(NWSL). As a player, Goebel Yanez played as a

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for Reign FC in the NWSL, Melbourne City in the Australian W-League,

INAC Kobe Leonessa INAC Kobe is a Japanese football club from Kobe, founded in 2001. INAC stands for International Athletic Club while Leonessa means Lioness in Italian. In 2006 INAC Leonessa was promoted to the Nadeshiko.League, where it has played since 2020. ...

in the Japanese Nadeshiko.League, PK-35 in Finland's

Naisten Liiga The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten Lii ...

, as well as the Western New York Flash and the

Washington Freedom Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Germantown, Maryland, that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's Uni ...

in the WPS. After switching from the midfielder position to forward in 2012, Goebel Yanez became the top scorer in Japan's Nadeshiko league in 2013 earning the Golden Boot award. She was a top-scorer for the Seattle Reign during the 2014 and 2015 seasons and has been named to Best XI teams in both top-division leagues. On February 10, 2020, Goebel Yanez announced her retirement from professional soccer.

Early life

Raised in

Moreno Valley, California Moreno Valley is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and is part of the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario metropolitan area. It is the second-largest city in Riverside County by population and one of the Inland Empire's p ...

, Goebel Yanez attended Moreno Valley High School where she helped lead the women's soccer team win the Coast Soccer League and was named the League's MVP and offensive MVP. She played for club team Freedom United for two years helping team to 2004 Nike Harvest Cup and Coast Soccer League championships.

Sacramento State University, 2006

In 2006, Goebel Yanez attended Sacramento State University. As a freshman, she finished fourth on the team in scoring with two goals and six assists and received All-Big Sky Honorable Mention honors. Her six assists ranked second on the team and third in the Big Sky Conference. Yanez recorded a team-high of 66 shots and ranked third in the Big Sky Conference with 3.19 shots per game.

University of Miami, 2007–2009

Goebel Yanez transferred after her freshman year to the University of Miami for the remainder of her collegiate career. During her sophomore year, she played in all 21 matches, starting 20 and finished the season third in scoring with four goals and four assists. She served an assist in three straight matches against Alabama A&M University,

Samford University Samford University is a private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama. In 1841, the university was founded as Howard College by Baptists. Samford University describes itself as the 87th oldest institution of higher learning in the United Sta ...

and

LSU Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 near ...

. She ranked third on the team in both shots (38) and shots on goal (19). As a junior, she played in 13 matches, starting 12 and finished the season with three assists. As a senior, Goebel Yanez captained the team and finished her career at Miami having started 51 of 53 games.

Playing career

Club

WPS Years, 2010–2011

Goebel Yanez was selected by the

in the third round of the

2010 WPS Draft The 2010 WPS College Draft took place on January 15, 2010. It was the second college draft held by Women's Professional Soccer to assign the WPS rights of college players to the American-based teams. FormatChicago Red Stars. In November 2010, Goebel Yanez was drafted by the expansion team Western New York Flash in the second round (27th overall) of the

2010 WPS Expansion Draft The 2010 WPS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) expansion team Western New York Flash that took place on November 20, 2010. The Flash had the opportunity to make nine player selections from the existing sev ...

. She started three times in 14 total games during the

2011 WPS season The 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season is the third season for the WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. The season started with the opening match on April 9, with the 2011 WPS Championship scheduled for ...

, scoring one goal and providing one assist. The Flash won the 2011 WPS Championship after defeating the

Philadelphia Independence The Philadelphia Independence was an American professional soccer club that was based in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania. The team joined Women's Professional Soccer as an expansion team in 2010 and played its home games at West ...

in penalty kicks.

Pallokerho-35, 2011

In 2011, Goebel Yanez signed with Finnish team, Pallokerho-35. She started in all six games in which she played for a total of 540 minutes and tallied one goal. The team won the Finnish Women's Cup after a 2–0 win over Ilves. In early January 2012, Goebel Yanez signed with Sky Blue FC; however, later that month the WPS suspended operations before the season began.

INAC Kobe Leonessa, 2012–2014

In April 2012, Goebel Yanez joined

in Japan's Nadeshiko League who had seen her while on tour in Japan with Sky Blue FC in late 2011. During her first season with the team, Goebel Yanez played as a center-forward and scored 13 goals including two goals at the

2012 International Women's Club Championship The 2012 International Women's Club Championship was the first world wide international women's football club tournament, and was held in Japan from November 22–25, 2012. Four teams, comprising representatives from Europe, Australia and Japan, ...

where INAC finished second. INAC won the league championship and the Empress's Cup the same year. As the league's top scorer in 2013, Goebel Yanez earned the league's Golden Boot award and was named to the Best XI after helping the team win the league championship for the second consecutive season. Yanez became the first foreign top scorer in the league since the 1990s. In December 2013, she helped the team win the Mobcast Cup, the unofficial women's club world championship tournament, after scoring a penalty kick to help INAC defeat

Chelsea LFC Chelsea Football Club Women, formerly known as Chelsea Ladies Football Club, are an English women's football club based in Norbiton that competes in the Women's Super League, the top flight of women's football in England. Since 2004, the clu ...

4–2. Her two goals at the tournament tied with

Francisca Lara Francisca Alejandra Lara Lara (born 29 July 1990), informally known as Pancha Lara, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Villarreal CF and the Chile women's national team. International caree ...

, Emi Nakajima, and Renee Rollason as the top scorer at the tournament.

Reign FC, 2014–2019

In December 2013, Goebel Yanez signed with Seattle Reign FC for the second season of the

on loan from INAC Kobe Leonessa. Of the signing, Reign FC head coach,

Laura Harvey Laura Harvey (born 15 May 1980) is an English football manager and former player who currently manages OL Reign of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She holds USSF "A" and UEFA "A" coaching licenses. Harvey previously managed ...

said, "We immediately knew that Bev would be a massive addition to our club, so we made it a priority to find a way to bring her to Seattle for the 2014 season." During the 2014 season, Goebel Yanez helped the Reign set a league record unbeaten streak of 16 games during the first part of the season. During the 16 game stretch, the team compiled a 13–0–3 record. The Reign finished first in the regular season clinching the

NWSL Shield The NWSL Shield is an annual award given to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team with the best regular season record as determined by the NWSL points system. The NWSL Shield has been awarded annually since 2013 and is recognized as a ...

for the first time. After defeating the Washington Spirit 2–1 in the playoff semi-finals, the Reign were defeated 2–1 by

FC Kansas City FC Kansas City was an American professional women's soccer club based in Kansas City, Missouri. The team was one of the eight founding clubs of the National Women's Soccer League in 2012, and began play in 2013. They were two-time NWSL champions ...

during the championship final. Yanez was the only Reign player to appear in all 24 regular season games and both playoff games, scoring 5 goals along the way. After returning to INAC and playing for the rest of the 2014 Nadeshiko League season, Yanez signed for the Reign permanently ahead of the 2015 season. That year, Yanez was the second-highest scorer on the team with 9 goals following

Kim Little Kim Alison Little (born 29 June 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Arsenal of the English FA WSL. Before her retirement from international duty in 2021, Little was vice-captain of the Scotland women's nat ...

with 10. The Reign finished the regular season in first place clinching the

for the second consecutive time. After advancing to the playoffs, Seattle faced fourth-place team Washington Spirit. Yanez scored the game-opening goal in the 71st minute after subbing in following a hip strain injury that had kept her from the pitch for a few games. After defeating the Spirit 3–0, the Reign advanced to the championship final. Seattle was ultimately defeated 1–0 by

during the championship final in Portland. Yanez, along with teammates Lauren Barnes,

, and

Jess Fishlock Jessica Anne Fishlock (born 14 January 1987) is a Welsh professional footballer and coach who plays as a midfielder for OL Reign and the Wales national team. She previously played for Bristol Academy in England's FA Women's Super League (FA ...

were named to the NWSL Best XI team. On February 10, 2020, Yanez announced her retirement from professional soccer.

Melbourne City

On November 14, 2016, Reign FC announced that Yanez would be loaned to Australian club Melbourne City for the NWSL off-season.

Coaching career

Yanez served as an assistant coach for

from 2021 to 2022. In November 2022, Racing Louisville FC named her as an assistant coach for the

2023 NWSL season The 2023 National Women's Soccer League season will be the eleventh season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional S ...

Personal life

Yanez is married to former Columbus Crew midfielder Othaniel Yáñez. On December 5, 2020, Yanez gave birth to their daughter.

Career statistics

Club

Honors

Club

Pallokerho-35 * Finnish Women's Cup: 2011 Western New York Flash * WPS Championship:

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* WPSL-Elite Championship: 2012

* Nadeshiko.League (2): 2012, 2013 * Empress's Cup All-Japan Women's Football Tournament (2): 2012, 2013 *Nadeshiko.League Cup (1): 2013 *

International Women's Club Championship The International Women's Club Championship (IWCC), previously named the mobcast Cup and the Nestlé Cup for sponsorship reasons, was an international association football knockout cup competition contested by women's champion clubs. It was organ ...

(1): 2013 Reign FC *

(regular season winners): 2014, 2015 * NWSL Championship Runners Up: 2014, 2015

Individual

* Nadeshiko.League Top Scorers (1): 2013 * Nadeshiko.League Best Eleven (1): 2013 *

Top Scorer (2):

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References

External links

* *
University of Miami player profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goebel Yanez, Beverly 1988 births Living people American women's soccer players American women's soccer coaches Female association football managers Miami Hurricanes women's soccer players Western New York Flash players Washington Freedom players Women's Professional Soccer players INAC Kobe Leonessa players National Women's Soccer League players OL Reign players Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) players Nadeshiko League players PK-35 Vantaa (women) players Kansallinen Liiga players Expatriate women's footballers in Finland Expatriate women's footballers in Japan American expatriate sportspeople in Finland American expatriate sportspeople in Japan American expatriate women's soccer players People from Moreno Valley, California Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Sacramento State Hornets women's soccer players Soccer players from California Sportspeople from Riverside County, California American expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia NJ/NY Gotham FC non-playing staff Racing Louisville FC non-playing staff

Early life

Sacramento State University, 2006

University of Miami, 2007–2009

Playing career

Club

WPS Years, 2010–2011

Pallokerho-35, 2011

INAC Kobe Leonessa, 2012–2014

Reign FC, 2014–2019

Melbourne City

Coaching career

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

Honors

Club

Individual

See also

References

Further reading

External links